Caught early enough -- and the ophthalmoscope is the method for pinning it down -- the condition can be treated with laser surgery. From Wordnik.com. [Dec. 6, 1850: The Eyes Have It, Thanks to the Ophthalmoscope] Reference
The ophthalmoscope is a very useful instrument for determining the condition of the different structures of the eyes, when in the hands of persons who are trained in its use. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
She straightened in surprise and flipped off the ophthalmoscope light. From Wordnik.com. [Bloodstream] Reference
I deflated the cuff, and then peered into her eyes with my ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [TECHNOLOGY'S LIMITS] Reference
As yet there is no instrument for the ear comparable to the ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [Civics and Health] Reference
“I have to look in your eyes,” she said, reaching for the ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [Bloodstream] Reference
Ned gave her back the ophthalmoscope and took the auroscope she was holding out. From Wordnik.com. [Damsel In Green]
And when he finally looked into my eyes with his ophthalmoscope, he said, "Hmmm.". From Wordnik.com. [Chickenhawk]
His reflex-free ophthalmoscope (1911) is also a valuable instrument to the ophthalmological diagnostician. From Wordnik.com. [Allvar Gullstrand - Biography] Reference
With the advent of the ophthalmoscope, for instance, how innumerable and complicated appear the diseases of the eye. From Wordnik.com. [The Education of American Girls] Reference
The ophthalmoscope allows the examining doctor to look inside the patient's eye at the lens, retina and optic nerve. From Wordnik.com. [Dec. 6, 1850: The Eyes Have It, Thanks to the Ophthalmoscope] Reference
She removed the ophthalmoscope, leaving him momentarily blinded, but he could hear her rummaging around for something. From Wordnik.com. [Mortal Remains]
Optic neuritis is diagnosed by clinical presentation as well as visualization of the optic disc using an ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [Information about optic neuritis in children] Reference
The discerning readers concluded that the telescope was actually mimicking an ophthalmoscope, an instrument used to examine the interior of the eye. From Wordnik.com. [Life on Mars? The real lesson from Lowell - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
The pigment deposit in the choroid is excessive and gives, as a background to the retina, a beautiful silvery sheen when examined with the ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891] Reference
Not for the first time-or the last, I was sure-my fingers curved around the handle of an invisible ophthalmoscope, itching to see what could not be seen with eyes alone. From Wordnik.com. [Drums of Autumn]
Before he could open his eyes, someone pried his right lid up, beamed a white light directly into his pupil, and peered at him through the opposite side of an ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [Mortal Remains]
Helmholtz why he did not patent the ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [Craftsmanship in Teaching] Reference
I am now about to examine you with the ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [The Man] Reference
The retina is then observed using a customised laser ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
I have an idea of what is wrong, but I cannot diagnose exactly until I can use the ophthalmoscope. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Man] Reference
'Do you think I would let a bold, bad man like you stare into them with an ophthalmoscope?' laughed Susie. From Wordnik.com. [The Magician] Reference
A physician should use an ophthalmoscope to look inside the eye to check for damage that may not be readily apparent. From Wordnik.com. [Medindia Health News] Reference
In 1847 he invented an ophthalmoscope to study the retina, but didn't announce the invention and didn't get any credit for it. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
In a darkened room, the doctor will magnify your eye by using an ophthalmoscope (an instrument with a small light on the end). From Wordnik.com. [Blisstree] Reference
The retina at the back of your eye is checked for damaged blood vessels using either a special eye camera or an ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
He was dressing in the eye-department during the summer session, and he had bought an ophthalmoscope off a student who had one to sell. From Wordnik.com. [Of Human Bondage] Reference
Leaning down and bracing himself, ophthalmoscope in hand, Hill contorted until he could see her nose and determined the discharge was normal. From Wordnik.com. [Ventura County Star Stories] Reference
'At first I could not be sure of my surmise, for when I used the ophthalmoscope your suffering was too recent to disclose the cause I looked for. From Wordnik.com. [The Man] Reference
The ophthalmoscope, he said, will show you the crimson at the back of the eye, but the colour is not and cannot be reflected on the surface of the iris. From Wordnik.com. [Afoot in England] Reference
M. Noiret heard his story, arranged the dark room and the lamp, dilated the right pupil with atropine, and made a minute examination with the ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [The Martian] Reference
He used no new-fangled ophthalmoscope, but asked many questions in fairly good French, and felt with his fingers, and had many German asides with the assistant. From Wordnik.com. [The Martian] Reference
The discovery by the ophthalmoscope of some degree of beginning optic neuritis would make assurance more sure, and this can often be detected in a very early stage of the disease. From Wordnik.com. [Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria] Reference
1999, “The discovery of the ophthalmoscope by Hermann von Helmholtz,” Strabismus, 7 (4). From Wordnik.com. [Hermann von Helmholtz] Reference
He produced an ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [Two Weeks To Remember]
She passed him the ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [Damsel In Green]
"ophthalmoscope.". From Wordnik.com. [The Martian] Reference
"M. Noiret is new to the ophthalmoscope. From Wordnik.com. [The Martian] Reference
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